AI Is Transforming the Hunt for Supernovae in a Noisy Universe Finding a supernova, one of the cosmos’s most awe-inspiring explosions, has historically been a daunting task. Traditional searches have been likened to hunting for a needle in a cosmic haystack, with... AI tools astronomy astrophysics automation data analysis machine learning sky surveys supernovae
The Cosmic Wobble: A Breakthrough in Understanding Planet Formation Scientists at the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) recently uncovered a new mechanism that may explain how planets take shape from swirling disks of matter around stars and black holes. By s... accretion disks astrophysics laboratory experiments magnetic fields magnetorotational instability planet formation plasma physics turbulence
AI Is Powering Gravitational Wave Detection and Cosmic Discovery Thanks to breakthrough advances in artificial intelligence, we are starting to be able to “hear” the universe’s faintest secrets. Google DeepMind’s Deep Loop Shaping method is now helping astronomers ... AI astrophysics DeepMind gravitational waves LIGO noise reduction reinforcement learning scientific discovery
FLARE: Unlocking the Mysteries of Magnetic Reconnection at PPPL In the quest to understand how cosmic forces shape our world, scientists now have a powerful new ally: the Facility for Laboratory Reconnection Experiments (FLARE) at Princeton Plasma Physics Laborato... astrophysics fusion energy laboratory experiments magnetic reconnection plasma physics PPPL scientific collaboration space weather
Supercomputers Are Untangling the Mysteries of Cosmic Rays and Galaxy Formation at Cornell Recent breakthroughs by Cornell-led researchers, powered by cutting-edge supercomputing, are transforming our grasp of how cosmic rays behave and, by extension, how galaxies form and evolve. Cosmic Ra... astrophysics cosmic rays cosmology DOE research galaxies magnetic fields supercomputing